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co^L General 
Public School Laws 



Passed at the 



Regular Session 



of the 



Legislature 



1911 




Issued by the 

Department of Education 

Montgomery, Ala. 



The Brown Printing Company, 

Printers and Binders, 

Montgomery, Ala. 



General 
Public School Laws 

Passed at the 

Regular Session 

of the 

Legislature 

1911 



Issued by the 

Department of Education 

Montgcmery, Ala. 



The Brown Printing Company, 

Printers and Binders, 

Montgomery, Ala. 



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No. 418.) AN ACT (S. 161. 

To amend subdivision 7 of section 1678, Article 
1, Chapter 41, of the Code of Alabama, 1907. 

Section 1. Be it enacted hy the Legislature of 
Alabama. That subdivision 7 of section 1678, Ar- 
ticle 1, Chapter 41, of the code of Alabama of 
1907 be amended so as to. read as follows : 7, a 
further sum of five hundred thousand dollars 
(1500,000.00) annually for every scholastic year; 
provided, however, that there is hereby appropri- 
ated the additional sum of one hundred thousand 
(1100,000.00), annually if in the judgment of 
the governor of Alabama the financial condition 
of the State treasury will permit of such addi- 
tional appropriation. 

Sec. 2. That the provisions of this act shall 
become effective October 1st, 1911. Provided, that 
the annual excess of the appropriation herein 
made over the appropriation carried by existing 
laws, viz : the sum of |250,000 per annum, shall 
be paid only on the approval of the governor, 
who, as the state of the treasury in his opinion 
may warrant, may approve the same in whole or 
in part from time to time; provided, that if the 
governor shall fail to approve in any year the 
full amount of the appropriation made for that 
year he may, if the condition of the treasury war- 
rant, approve in any subsequent year or years 
the difference between the amount appropriated 
and that paid. 

Sec. 3. That all laws and parts of laws in con- 
flict with the provisions of tliis act be and the 
same are hereby repealed. 

Approved April 18, 1911. 



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No. 492.) AN ACT (H. 649. 

To amend section 1734 of the Code of Alabama 
1907. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama^ 
That section 1734 of the code of Alabama, 1907, 
be amended so as to read as follows: 1734. 
(3577) (984) Branches of learning examined 
upon. — Applicants for third grade certificates 
shall be examined in the following branches: 
Orthography, reading, penmanship, grammar, 
practical arithmetic. United States history, geog- 
raphy, the elementary principles of physiology 
and hygiene and agriculture, and theory and 
practice of teaching; for second grade certifi- 
cates they shall be examined in all the foregoing 
branches, with additional requirements in arith- 
metic, history of Alabama, English grammar and 
literature, intermediate geography, United States 
history and civics and class management; for 
the first grade certificates, they shall be examin- 
ed in all the foregoing branches, and also in alge- 
bra, geometry, physics, elementary psychology, 
the school laws of Alabama, and advanced Eng- 
lish; for life certificates, the history of education. 

Approved April 18th, 1911. 



No. 485.) AN ACT (H. 217. 

To authorize the sale and conveyance of certain 
lands which have been conveyed to the State 
for school purposes. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of 
Alabama, That whenever the county board of 
education of any county shall certify to the su- 
perintendent of education of the State that it is 



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to the benefit of the public school interests of 
such county or a public school district thereof 
for any lands situated in such county or district 
which have been conveyed to the State of Ala- 
bama for school purposes under the provisions 
of article 20 or 31 of chapter 41 of the code of 
Alabama to be sold, particularly describing the 
same, the superintendent of education, upon re- 
ceipt of such certificate^ shall be and he is hereby 
authorized and empowered, with the approval of 
the governor, to sell and convey such land, either 
at public or private sale, and upon such consid- 
eration as may to him appear just and proper in 
the premises, and to execute a deed to the pur- 
chaser of the same in the name of the State of 
Alabama, and upon the delivery of such deed, the 
same shall divest all the right, title and interest 
of the State of Alabama in said land and invest 
it in such purchaser. 

Sec. 2. That the proceeds of any sale of lands 
made under this act shall be by the superinten- 
dent of education paid to the county board of 
education of the county where such land is sit- 
uated, or to the chief executive officer of said 
board. That said proceeds shall constitute a 
part of the public school fund of such county; 
provided, however, if said land was convej^ed to 
the State under article 31 of chapter 41 of the 
code of Alabama, then such proceeds shall be 
used by said county board of education for the 
exclusive use of the public school district in 
which said land is located. 

Approved April 18, 1911. 



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No. 269.) AN ACT (H. 244. 

To prescribe the duties and powers and to fix 
the compensation of the county superintend- 
ents of education of the several counties of 
this State. 

Section 1. He it enacted hy the LegislntHre of 
Aldhania, That the duties and powers of tlie 
county superintendent of education shall be as 
follows: He shall liave an office at the county 
site of his county, where he must, on every Sat- 
urday of each month except in the months of 
June, July and August, be present in person or 
by representative to transact business with the 
officers and teachers of the public schools. He 
shall examine into the condition of all school 
funds of his county, including the sixteenth sec- 
tion fund, and sixteenth section lands unsold in 
his county. He shall as soon as practicable, noti- 
fy the district trustees of each district of the 
amount available as salaries of the several teach- 
ers in the district. He shall, when required by 
the county board of education, devote his entire 
time to the work of visiting and supervising the 
schools of the county when any of the public 
schools are in session, visiting all of the schools 
of the county as often as possible, and each of 
them at least once annually. When visiting a 
school, he shall notice carefully the condition of 
the school house, grounds and equipmeuts, call- 
ing to the attention of tl:e local trustees any ap- 
parent needs of the school. He shall observe the 
class work of each teacher and, when necessary, 
oive model lessons for the benefit of the teacher. 
He shall encourage the organization of school 
improvement associations, and the buildiufi: up 
of school libraries. He shall make, on blanks 
furnished bv the State department of education, 
nionthly reports to the county board of educa- 
tion, coverinii' fully and in detail his work dur- 



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ing the preceding month, sending a duplicate re- 
port to the superintendent of education at Mont- 
gomery. He shall, on or before the fifteenth day 
of October of each year, forward to the superin- 
tendent of education, on blanks to be furnished 
him by the latter, an annual report covering the 
work of the public schools in his county for the 
preceding year, which shall set forth (1) The 
amount of school money paid into the hands of 
the treasurer of the county school funds and from 
what sources; (2) The amount disbursed by the 
treasurer and for what purpose; (3) What 
amounts of public school funds, if any, passed 
through his hands into the hands of the county 
treasurer of the public school funds and from 
what sources; and his annual report shall sup- 
ply whatever information may be called for by 
the State superintendent of education touching 
the public schools of the county. 

Sec. 2. Each county superintendent shall re- 
ceive four per centum on all State public money 
legally disbursed in his county not to exceed the 
sum of eighteen hundred dollars for any calen- 
dar year; provided, if the county board of edu- 
cation of any county should, by a majority vote 
of the board, require the full time of the county 
superintendent in the discharge of the duties of 
his office, the said county board shall fix his com- 
pensation on a salary basis instead of a per 
centum on disbursements as otherwise provided 
in this section, and said salary shall be fixed at 
a sum not. less than one thousand dollars per 
annum, payable in twelve equal monthly pay- 
ments in the same manner and out of the same 
moneys as other teachers are paid, his name being 
placed on the pay roll with other teachers. To 
aid the county superintendent in the discharge of 
his duties, the county board of education may 
employ such assistants as they may deem neces- 



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sary. These assistants shall be paid in the same 
manner as other teachers of the county are paid. 

Sec. 4. The provisions of this act shall become 
effective on the expiration of the terms of the 
county superintendents now in office. All laws 
and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions' 
of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved April 8th, 1911. 



No. 487.) AN ACT (H. 243. 

To provide for the office of county treasurer of 
public school funds in the several counties 
of Alabama and to prescribe the duties 
thereof. 

Section 1. Be it enacted hy the Legislature of 
Alabama, That the county boards of education of 
the several counties in this State be and they are 
hereby authorized to select annually some suit- 
able person in the county to act as treasurer of 
the public school funds of the county. 

Sec. 2. The said treasurer of the school funds 
in each county shall receive and take charge of 
any money, funds, property or proceeds of any 
character, raised in his county by county taxa- 
tion, or which may accrue to him or to the county 
from any gift, grant, bequest, devise, endowment 
or other Avise, to be used in aid of, or in connec- 
tion Avith, money apportioned to his county from 
the educational fund, and shall faithfully keep 
the same separate and apart from any other 
funds or property whatsover; and after the 
county board of education shall have apportion- 
ed the public school funds of the county, as in 
this code provided, he shall, upon the certified 
payroll of the eounty superintendent distribute 



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and pay out the money raised in accordance with 
this subdiAasion, but all money^ raised by local 
taxation in any school district or incorporated 
city or town^ shall be expended for the benefit of 
the district, city or town in which the money is 
raised, and by such persons, and in such manner, 
as are authorized by the laws in force for the con- 
trol and government of public schools in such 
district, city or town. 

Sec. 3. He must, monthly, on the first Satur- 
day in each month of each year, or as soon there- 
after as practicable, pay the teachers of the pub- 
lic schools, upon the certified payroll of the coun- 
ty superintendent of education. He shall give 
bond in twice the probable sum of public school 
money including any amounts of State school 
funds payable to him by the State treasurer 
which he may have on hand at any one time, said 
amount of bond to be fixed and to be approved 
by the State superintendent of education. 

Sec. 4. For all money paid out under the 
terms of this act, the said treasurer shall keep 
proper vouchers subject to the inspection of the 
State examiner of accounts, or assistant examin- 
er, and he shall make such annual reports as 
may be called for by the State superintendent of 
education. 

Sec. 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict 
with the provisions of this act be and the same 
are hereby repealed. 

Approved April 18th, 1911. 



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No. 538.) AN ACT (H. 285. 

T:) amend section 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1992, 
1993 and 1989 of the code of Alabama 1907. 
I>e it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama 
that sections 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1992, 
1993 and 1989 of the code of Alabama 1907 
be and the same are amended as folloAvs : 

Section 1. That section 1975 be amended so 
as to read as follows : 1975. The sum of one 
thousand five hundred dollars shall be appropri- 
ated annually, or so much thereof as is necessary, 
out of the fund arising from the sale of fertilizer 
tags hj the commissioner of agriculture and in- 
dustries and from any other funds in the State 
treasurj' not otherwise expended, for the purpose 
of aiding in the erection, repairing and equipping 
of rural schoolhouses in this State. 

Sec. 2. That section 1976 be amended so as to 
read as follows : 1976. Not more than fifteen 
hundred dollars of this appropriation shall be 
used OF paid out in any one county of this State 
in a separate fiscal year; provided this shall not 
applj^ to any reapportioned balances as provided 
for in section 1992 of this act. 

Sec. 3. That section 1977 be amended so as 
to read as follows : 1977. The district trustees of 
any school district, no part of which lies in an 
incorporated city, town or village, having secur- 
ed bona fide donations or subscriptions of not 
less than one hundred dollars if for erecting and 
not less than twenty-five dollars if for repairing 
or equipping a public schoolhouse in their dis- 
trict, may make application to^the county super- 
int(Mident of education to receive the benefits of 
this ai'ticle. 

Sec. 4. Tliat s(M*tion 1081 be anu^n^ed so as 
to read as follcnvs: 1081. Tho amount so lecom- 



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mended for any district shall in no case exceed 
the amount secured by donation and subscrip- 
tions; nor shall the total in any year for any 
schoolhouse exceed three hundred dollars. 

Sec. 5. That section 1992 be amended so as 
to read as follows : 1992. If at the end of any 
fiscal year, the whole appropriation for that year 
has not been exhausted, the State auditor and 
the State treasurer shall carry the unexpended 
balance forward, and this balance shall be ap- 
portioned equally among the counties of the 
State in addition to the regular appropriation of 
fifteen hundred dollars for the current year. 

Sec. 6. That section 1993 be amended so as 
to read as follows : 1993. The proceeds of all 
warrants issued under this article shall be used 
only for the erection or the repair or the equip- 
ping of public schoolhouses in the district for the 
benefit of which they shall be issued, and it shall 
be unlawful to use or apply the same to any oth- 
er purpose, whatsoever. 

Sec. 7. That section 1989 be amended so as to 
read as follows: 1989. Whenever it shall be 
shown to the satisfaction of the county superin- 
tendent of education that the erection, repairing 
or equipping of a public schoolhouse has been 
commenced and the amount of subscription or 
donation secured and a deed has been executed* 
conveying to the State of Alabama for the bene- 
fit of said district the lot or parcel of land on 
which said public schoolhouse is being erected or 
rei)aired, tlie county superintendent shall en- 
dorse and deliver to the district trustees said 
Avarrant and the amount or sum of money named 
in tlie same sliall be paid to said trustees or to 
their successors in office, the proceeds of whicli 
shall be applied by the trustees to the building 
or re])airiiig of tlie public schoolhouse for which 
such warrant was issued. 



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Sec. 8. That all laws and parts of laws in 
conflict with the provisions of this act be and 
they are hereby repealed. 

Approved April 18, 1911. 



No. 498. AN ACT (H. 211. 

To provide for the holding of teachers' institutes 
for teachers in this State and to make nec- 
essary appropriations for the same. 

Section 1. Be it enacted hy the Legislature of 
Alabama^ That the sum of five thousand dol- 
lars (15,000.00) be appropriated annually out 
of the general school fund, for the purpose of 
defraying the expenses of holding and conduct- 
ing institutes for the white teachers of this State, 
and the further sum of fifteen hundred dollars 
(11,500.00) be and the same is hereby approprJl 
ated out of the educational fund for defraying 
the expenses of holding institutes for the color- 
ed teachers of the State. 

Sec. 2. Institutes for the white teachers shall 
be held for a period of one week in each county 
of the State, at such time as may be determined 
by the county board of education during the 
months of July, August, September or October; 
provided, that the county boards of education of 
two or more adjoining counties, may, by agree- 
ment, have conducted a joint institute for the 
counties participating in the agreement, at such 
a point as they may determine. 

Sec. 3. There shall be conducted, for the col- 
ored teachers of the State, teacliers institutes at 
such places and times, and under such manage- 
ment and direction as may be determined by the 
State superintendent of education, and the mon- 



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ey appropriated by this act, for the holding of 
institutes for the colored teachers, shall be so di- 
vided among the several places at which color- 
ed institutes are held as may, in the judgment 
of the superintendent of education, be fair and 
equitable, and secure the greatest good to the 
greatest number. 

Sec. 4. The money appropriated by this act 
for the holding of institutes for the white teach- 
ers of the State, shall be apportioned by the su- 
perintendent of education to the several coun- 
ties of the State in proportion or approximate 
proportion to the number of white teachers ac- 
tually employed in the several counties of the 
State. 

Sec. 5. It is hereby made the duty of the 
teachers to attend the institute which may be 
conducted in their OAvn county for the benefit of 
teachers of the race to which they belong, unless 
such teachers are specifically excused from at- 
tending by the county superintendent, which ex- 
cuse must be in writing and approved by the 
chairman of the county board. It is made the duty 
of the State superintendent of education to cancel 
the certificate of any teacher who may fail to 
attend an institute for a period of not less than 
four days of each year, unless such a teacher shall 
secure the written excuse signed by the county 
superintendent and approved by the chairman 
of the county board of education or unless such 
a teacher may convince the State superintendent 
of education that he lias attended, for a period 
of not less than three weeks during the current 
year some educational institution during which 
time he was engaged in the work of professional 
training, (Mther as a student or as a teacher, or 
unless he is the holder of a life grade State cer- 
iificate. 



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Sec. 6. It is made the duty of each county 
superinteDdent of education to keep an accu- 
rate record of the attendance of all teachers dur- 
ing the institute, conducted for the teachers of 
his county, and to report the same to the State 
superintendent of education, showing the num- 
ber of whole days which each teacher actually 
attended, provided that such time attended by 
each teacher shall not be counted as time taught 
nor shall any teacher receive any pay or com- 
pensation for attending an institute. 

Sec. 7. Each teacher attending an institute 
shall pay to the county superintendent a fee of 
not less than fifty cents (50c) and not more than 
one dollar (|1.00) which shall be used in that 
particular county to supplement the State fund 
appropriated by this act for the maintenance of 
teachers' institutes. 

Sec. 8. It is made the duty of the State super- 
intendent of education to submit annually, in 
the months of June or July, through the county 
superintendents, to the several county boards a 
list of expert conductors of institutes whose ser- 
vices may be available and from this list each 
county board may select such conductor or con- 
ductors as they may desire, notifying the State 
superintendent of their choice; and if because of 
conflicting dates or other unavoidable conditions, 
neither the first nor second choices are able to 
be had, then it is made the duty of the State 
superintendent, through further agreement be- 
tween him and the local county authorities to 
secure the best possible talent for conducting 
the institute. It is made the duty of the State 
superintendent of education to employ, with the 
fund appropriated by this act for that purpose, 
9!uch conductors and teachers in the institutes 
held for the benefit of colored teachers, as will 
secure more benefit to the colored race by pre- 



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senting to them ideals more practical, methods 
more useful, results more desirable, benefits 
11) ore wholesome. 

Sec. 9. The conductors and teachers employ- 
ed in county institutes shall impart such instruc- 
tion to the teachers attending the institute, in 
the theory and in the art of teaching and kin- 
dred subjects, as will render them more efficient, 
more capable, more enthusiastic, more success- 
ful teachers. 

Sec. 10. All laws and parts of laws, eitlier 
general or special, otherwise providing for, or 
referring to teachers' institutes in this State be 
and the same are hereby repealed. 

Approved April 18th, 1911. 



No. 345.) AN ACT (S. 222. 

To provide for the establishment of libraries in 
the rural town and village schools of Ala- 
bama, to make an appropriation theiefor, to 
provide for their maintenance and for their 
improvement, to authorize the commission- 
ers' court or the board of revenue of the sev- 
eral counties to make an appropriation for 
the establishment and support of said li- 
brai'ies, and to provide rules and regulations 
under which said libraries shall be establish- 
ed and maintaincMl. 

/>c // cnaclcd hi/ I he IjCf/isldt ui'c of Ahihdina: 
Section 1. Thai tlic^ sum of one liuDduMl dol- 
lars (|1 00.(10) for (^ach county, in all sixty-seven 
hundrcMl dolhirs (flJJOO.OO) be and Ihe snnie is 
herc^by a])])! ()priat(Ml annually out of arv moneys 
not ()tl)er\vis(» ai)i)r()])i'iate(l for tlu^ ])urn')s(» of 
(^stablisliinu and maintaining libi'aric^s }u f^'e ])nb- 



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lie schools of Alabama; provided, that the provis- 
ions of this act shall not apply to any school lo- 
cated in a town or city of more than one thousand 
inhabitants. 

Sec. 2. That any commissioners' court, or 
board of revenue^ or other similar court in any 
county of this State be and the same is hereby 
authorized to appropriate not less than ten 
(flO.OO) dollars, to each district public school 
in the county in any one year for the purpose of 
establishing, maintaining, enlarging, or improv- 
ing public libraries in rural, village, or town 
schools; provided, that no appropriation shall be 
made to any school located in a town of more 
than one thousand inhabitants. 

Sec. 3. That in order to obtain the benefits of 
the provisions of this act, the patrons or friends 
of any district school shall first raise a sum of 
not less than ten (|10.00) dollars, and deposit the 
said amount with the county superintendent of 
education. He shall within ten days, certify to 
the commissioners' court or other similar court 
or board of the said county, the fact of the said 
deposit, and request action thereon. Thereupon 
the said court or board shall at once, or at the 
first term following the receipt of the notice, con- 
sider the application, and shall either dismiss 
the same or make an appropriation of not less 
than ten (flO.OO) dollars. If the appropriation 
shall be made^ the probate judge or other pre- 
siding officer of the court or board shall on the 
same date certify the fact to the county super- 
intendent of education, who shall immediately 
thereafter, transmit the same to the State super- 
intendent of education. On receipt of notice the 
State superintendent shall make a requisition 
upon the State auditor for the sum of ten 
(110.00) dollars, in order to meet such donation 
and appropriation. The said warrant shall be 
drawn in favor of the countv treasurer of school 



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funds, to whom shall also be at once paid over 
by the county superintendent of education the 
amount first collected by voluntary subscrip- 
tion, and the sum appropriated by the county. 
An account of the said sums so received shall 
be kept separate; and they shall be paid out by 
him as hereinafter directed. 

Sec. 4. That the State superintendent of edu- 
cation, with the assistance of the director of the 
department of archives and history^ shall com- 
pile and publish a carefully selected and anno- 
tated list of books from which the libraries here- 
in provided shall be chosen, and they shall also 
adopt and publish rules and regulations for the 
choice of books, their use, preservation and cir- 
culation, the erection of book shelves or book 
cases, and the equipment of library rooms or 
buildings, and the training of librarians or cus- 
todians for the libraries. The selections shall 
be as nearly as possible representative of the 
whole field of literature, and maximum prices 
for purchase shall be indicated. 

Sec. 5. That the local board of trustees of the 
district in which the school is located, and to 
which a library is granted, shall constitute a li- 
brary board charged with the administration of 
the library as other school property, and they 
are hereby charged with the same care and at- 
tention in connection therewith as of the school 
grounds, the school building or buildings, and 
the school equipment. They shall select the li- 
brarian or custodian, who sliall be the teacher, 
if he or she will consent to act, and they shall 
see that the rules prescribed lieroin are carried 
out, but if the librarian is otlier than the teacher, 
sucli person shall be under tlie direction of the 
teaclier as the rei)resentalive of the district 
board of trustees. Tliey shall provide a suitable 
book-case, or b()ok-cas(»s, with lock and key, for 
the preservation of the library. 



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Sec. 6. That the selection and purchase of the 
books from the authorized list shall be made by 
the district board of trustees, upon the recom- 
mendation of the teacher or of any patron or 
friend of the school. After the order therefor 
shall be placed, on receipt of notice of the deliv- 
ery of the books, the county treasurer of school 
funds shall draw a warrant or check to cover the 
charges, including the freight. Vouchers or bills 
in duplicate shall be made out, one copy for the 
county treasurer of school funds, and one copy 
to be sent by the bookseller or dealer to the State 
superintendent of education. 

Sec. 7. That all unexpended balances on the 
first day of October each year shall be reappor- 
tioned equally among all the counties of the 
State. 

Sec. 8. That no person charged with any du- 
ties hereunder shall receive any compensation or 
commission for his or her services. 

Sec. 9. That all laws and parts of laws in con- 
flict with the provisions of this act be and the 
same are hereby repealed. Provided this act 
shall take effect when in the opinion of the gov- 
ernor the condition of the State treasury will 
justify the appropriation herein provided for. 

Approved April 13th, 1911. 



No. 483. AN ACT (H. 724. 

To create a board of trustees for the government 
and control of the several State normal 
schools for whites, and for the making and 
enforcing of a course of study for the said 
State normal schools and for the rural 
schools of the State, and for the repealing 
of any general and special laws and provis- 



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ions of any charter or charters in conflict 
with the provisions of this act. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of 
Alabama^ That a board of eight members con- 
sisting of the governor, the superintendent of 
education and six members appointed by the gov- 
ernor be and the same are hereby created a board 
of trustees for the government, regulation and 
control of the several white normal schools of 
the State. 

Sec. 2. The six appointive members appointed 
respectively for one year, two years, three years, 
four years, five years, and six years, with the sup- 
erintendent of education and the governor, who 
shall be ex-offlcio chairman of the board, shall 
constitute the board of trustees for the govern- 
ment, control and regulation of the several white 
normal schools of the State. At the expiration 
of the term for which each trustee shall have 
been appointed, after the passage of this act, a 
trustee shall be appointed for a period of six 
years. 

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the board to 
visit each school under its supervision at least 
once during each scholastic year for the purpose 
of making such inspection of its work and gath- 
ering such information as will enable said board 
to perform its duties intelligently and etfei-t- 
ively. 

Sec. 4. It sliall be the duty of this board of 
trustees to recjuire, as far as possible, the same 
course of study, the same educational standards 
and idcnils for tlu^ said noi'iual scliools of \\w 
State; and to secure^ tins (Mid, \\w l)()ard of trus- 
tees nuiy re(]uire, at tlie liands of a comiuitttM* 
c()ini)()S(Ml of ])resi(hMits of tlu^ said normal 
scliools, th(^ ])r(^])aration and snbmission of a j^ro- 
posed course of study, wliicli may be adoptcMl in 



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whole or in part by the board of trustees, and 
when so adopted, the said course of study, shall 
be maintained in those normal schools to which, 
under the direction of the board of trustees, the 
said course of study may apply. 

Sec. 5. The said board of trustees shall have 
the power and it is made their duty to elect all 
presidents, or other officials, professors and oth- 
er teachers employed in any of the normal 
schools and to fix their salaries. It is made the 
duty of the president of each school to nominate 
annually to the board of trustees such profes- 
sors, teachers, officials and assistants as in his 
opinion will promote the best interests of the in- 
stitution. 

Sec. 6. The board of trustees, shall have the 
power to make such rules and regulations for 
the government of its ow^n actions and for the 
regulation and control of the several normal 
schools of the State, as may be necessary for the 
enforcement of the provisions of this act. 

Sec. 7. It is made the duty of the six appoint- 
ive members of this board to make an official re- 
port to each legislature of Alabama. This re- 
port shall set forth briefly the condition, the 
progress and the needs of each of these schools 
and the report shall contain such other infor- 
mation and shall make such recommendations as 
the board may deem right and proper. 

Sec. 8. It is hereby made the duty of the board 
of trustees of the State normal schools to meet at 
the call of the chairman or at the call of the 
State superintendent of education, who shall be 
the secretary of the board, and at such other 
times as may be indicated by request of the ma- 
jority of the appointive members of the lK)ard. 

Sec. 9. The members of the board of trustees 
shall serve without pay, except that they shall 



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be reimbursed from the funds of the State nor- 
mal schools for their actual expenses incurred in 
attending meetings of the board. 

Sec. 10. It is made the duty of the board of 
trustees to extend, as far as possible, the use- 
fulness of the State normal schools, by provid- 
ing for summer training courses for teachers, 
thus recognizing the importance of keeping these 
schools open at all times, for the training and 
improvement of the public school teachers of 
Alabama. 

Sec. 11. All laws and parts of laws, whether 
general, special or charter, in conflict with the 
provisions of this act be and the same are here- 
by repealed. 

Approved April 18, 1911. 



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Note, — The folloicing sections compose the law 
governing the county high schools of the 
State. Those in bold-face type are the sec- 
tions as amended hy the legislature of 1911. 

ARTICLE 20. 

HIGH SCHOOLS FOR COUNTIES. 

1861. HIGH SCHOOL COMMISSION TO 
LOCATE AND ESTABLISH. The governor, 
auditor and superintendent of education, shall 
constitute a commission to locate one high 
school in each of the counties of this State. 

1862. SITES PROCURED; ANNUAL DO- 
NATIONS PAID QUARTERLY. For any 

county in which the citizens thereof shall se- 
cure a suitable site which shall consist of not 
less than five acres of land, the title to the sur- 
face of which shall be in fee (but the land need 
not include mineral rights) and erect thereon a 
good and substantial building with all the nec- 
essary equipments for a high school, the cost 
of said building to be not less than $5,000, and 
upon making a deed to the State of Alabama 
of said land, building and equipment, there 
shall be appropriated out of any money in the 
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, the sum 
of three thousand dollars and this appropria- 
tion is hereby made to continue annually, be- 
ginning July 1st 1911. Provided further that 
all appropriations made by the State and other- 
wise must be paid quarterly and in accordance 
with the rules and regulations made by the high 
school commission. 

1863. HIGH SCHOOL CONTROLLED BY 
HIGH SCHOOL COMMISSION AND COUN- 
TY BOARD OF EDUCATION. Each county 
high school of the State shall be under the di- 
rection and control of the county board of edu- 



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cation of the county in which the high school 
is located, but every action of the county board 
of eiucation is subject to the approval of the 
high school commission. Provided further, 
that rules and regulations for the government 
of the county high schools of the State and the 
employment of the teachers in said county high 
schools shall be made by the high school com- 
mission. 

1864. Free schools and office of trustee not 
ubolishecl. — Nothing in this article shall be so 
construed as to abolish any free school in any 
district, or the office of trustee in any district in 
Avhich said high school may be located. 

1865. Qualifications and eligibility of teach- 
ers and students, — No teacher shall be eligible 
to teach in any high school established under the 
provisions of this article, unless holding a first- 
grade or life certificate. Nor shall anv student 
be eligible to entrance into said high school un- 
less said student can pass a satisfactory exam- 
ination in the branches of free public instruction 
in the elementary schools of his or her county. 
Such schools shall be open to students of the 
white race regardless of age who have complied 
with the provisions of this section. 

1866. Course of ^tndn. — A course of study 
for such school or schools shall be provided and 
required by the superiutendent of educatiou; 
such course of study shall consist of secondary 
branches of study. 

1 ^iu. Matriculation fee. — A niatricnlatiou 
fee of not more than two and oiu^-half dollars to 
be fixed by the county board of education in 
which a county high school is or may h(M*eafl(M* 
!)(» locatcMl and in opcM^ation, may ho chari»ed to 
each stn(l(Mit (»nt(M'ing said high school, to di^fray 
tli(» n(M*(»ssai*y exjxMisc^s of said high scliool dur- 
ing each term, providcMl a part of tlu* matricula- 



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tion fees may be used for library purposes in 
said high school. All funds accruing from fees 
as provided herein, shall be paid out by the treas- 
urer of the high school upon order from the prin- 
cipal of said school. 



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